Handcannons were originally Special Weapons but they were changed to Primary Weapons late in development. I think it would have been great if they had stayed that way. We should also have more types of actual [b]sidearms[/b] like [u]semi-automatic pistols[/u]: magazine fed pistol with really high capacity but much less damage than a Handcannon. Still effective at medium. And [u]machine pistols[/u]: even less damage than a semi-auto but have a really high rate of fire. Could be effective in close quarters with more range than a shotgun.